Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Iran is in close contact with the Syrian government, as well as Russia and Turkey, to try to reduce tension in the Eastern Ghouta and send in humanitarian assistance. The Eastern Ghouta has been under fierce bombardment from Syrian government forces backed by Russian airpower in recent days.…

Screenshot via CNN Students, parents, educators, and the NRA gathered under one roof on Wednesday night to talk about how best to move forward one week after a mass shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school claimed 17 lives. The town-hall style event hosted by CNN's Jake Tapper follows days of heated discourse over gun…